I've only seen rather... embarrassingly low quality Protoman cosplays done so I don't really have anything to go by, but I want it to look as realistic as possible. Here's a reference pic:

Ideally, I'd like to use metal (obviously...), but realistically I just need something that I can make that will accomplish close to the same thing. These are some ideas I've got already:

Helmet: buy a motorcycle helmet and augment it a little
Suit underclothes: get gray tighter fitting sweat shirt and pants of the same material
Scarf: I can just buy the fabric and cut one myself...

It's the rest that I'm lost on... ugh. For the Shield I guess I could buy sheet metal and cut it? I dunno really. If possible, although I doubt this could happen without a large chunk of cash, I'd like it if I could say slide the armpieces down slighty to cover my hand, then have a mini-Nerf gun or something of the like inside, so I could make it shoot, too. ^-^

beautifuldreamer1289 wrote:dont use metal. its really heavy and often banned at cons. use other materials, such as wondeflex, fiberglass (use safety precautions!!!) or any other prop-making tips you can find on the forums here.

Hmm... I didn't know of this wonderflex substance until now but it seems like a solid idea considering I can mold it to the exact shape I need! I've looked at a few sites already and it looks kind of expensive. I'll have to measure everything first and see what I need.

as with any type of shape-able substance, you gotta be kinda crafty to use it, but its re-heatable and re-shape-able, so if you mess up, you just blast it with a bit of heat and try again. do not however, pull at it or try to stretch it while it is hot, as this weakens it and makes it so it wont be rigid when cool anymore... -_-' <---learned this from experience....

beautifuldreamer1289 wrote:as with any type of shape-able substance, you gotta be kinda crafty to use it, but its re-heatable and re-shape-able, so if you mess up, you just blast it with a bit of heat and try again. do not however, pull at it or try to stretch it while it is hot, as this weakens it and makes it so it wont be rigid when cool anymore... -_-' <---learned this from experience....

onoez! Thanks for the tip as I'd probably cause havoc after learning this myself.

So, theoretically, I should be able to use this "Wonderflex" substance to make the armpieces, legpieces, and the shield. Although... that seems like a lot of money. ;_;

yeah, but i mainly reccomend it for the arm piece. the rest, especially the shield, can be done with other methods as well. I also recommend taking a look at the first link in the armor making questions thread (in the very second post). amethyst angel is brilliant as a prop-maker.

And using aluminum? Aluminum foil wouldn't be durable enough and would look cheaper since I'm aiming for as much realism as I can. Real aluminum... well, just using it one the shield. I think my arms would get tired very fast holding a 3ft shield all day.

I'm thinking Wonderflex for the armpieces and foamcore for the shield.

Yea a unitard would work onders, and a light weight cotton for the scarf, it will wick away the sweat and ripple nicely in the breeze.

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I definitely recommend a unitard, preferably a full body except for the head, your biggest challenge will probably finding one in grey. For the arm you could use a variety of methods, but I think that the easiest, most effective way would be to use a fiberglass shell. Here's how you'd make one:

Cobheran wrote:I definitely recommend a unitard, preferably a full body except for the head, your biggest challenge will probably finding one in grey. For the arm you could use a variety of methods, but I think that the easiest, most effective way would be to use a fiberglass shell. Here's how you'd make one:

Thanks for the tips! I've never worked with fiberglass at all, but the more I think about it, it seems like this would be A) cheaper B) less time consuming and C) overall less difficult to make using these methods.

I was just going to use Wonderflex, but considering I'm almost making enlarged bubbles on my arms, I don't think I could shrink it enough at the ends (wrist & elbow) and look rather bunched up in those areas. Plus, I could also use these methods on the legpieces.

Make sure you grind, smooth or otherwise coat the edges or any metal you cut because it will be sharp and nasty.

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